alligator
Broad-snouted crocodilian
An alligator is a large reptile native to the Americas and China, distinguished from crocodiles by its broader, U-shaped snout.
Alligators inhabit freshwater swamps, marshes, and rivers.
See you later, alligator is a playful farewell expecting the response After a while, crocodile.
In jazz and swing culture, an alligator was an enthusiastic fan of the music.
Reptile, clipped name
- swamplandSaturated, marshy terrain
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
backyard · nuisance · wrangler · trapper · relocation · conservation · protected · endangered
Plates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- crocodilianOrder of large reptiles
- snoutBeast's protruding face
tail · jaws · teeth · scutes · claws · carnivore · oviparous · herpetology
Marshy, slow-moving waterway
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- cypressDurable-wooded coniferous evergreen
bog · fen · mire · slough · brackish · murky · waterway · riverbank
Conceal or pelt
- tanningCuring hides or bronzing
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- textureSurface tactile quality
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
handbags · belts · boots · watchbands · wallets · upholstery · fashion · accessories
Surprise strike from concealment
- lurkHide while observing
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- submergedBelow water's surface
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
lunge · bite · jaws · prey · hunting · patient · opportunistic · apex
Very old indeed
- primitiveIn earliest form
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
survivor · unchanged · cretaceous · archosaur · living-fossil · primordial · ancestral · paleontology
gator
Reptile, clipped name
- swamplandSaturated, marshy terrain
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- tourismLeisure travel sector
roadside · backyard · nuisance · wrangler · trapper · relocation · conservation · protected · endangered
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- crocodilianOrder of large reptiles
snout · tail · jaws · teeth · scutes · claws · carnivore · oviparous · herpetology · crocodile
bayou
Marshy, slow-moving waterway
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
cypress · bog · fen · mire · slough · brackish · murky · waterway · riverbank · shoreline
hide
Conceal or pelt
- tanningCuring hides or bronzing
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- textureSurface tactile quality
scales · handbags · belts · boots · watchbands · wallets · upholstery · fashion · accessories · craftsmanship
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
strike · lunge · bite · jaws · prey · hunting · patient · opportunistic · apex · territorial
ancient
Very old indeed
evolution · survivor · unchanged · cretaceous · archosaur · living-fossil · primordial · ancestral · paleontology
gators
Informal for large reptiles
merchandise · school · university · athletics · cheering · pride · symbol · costume
- vertebratesmammals, mammal, birds, bird, reptiles
- reptilessnake, turtle, crocodile, python, cobra
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
- ambush predatorscrocodile, trapdoor spider, anglerfish, praying mantis, antlion
- American Wildliferaccoon, bison, bald eagle, grizzly bear, beaver
- aquatic predatorsshark, great white shark, great white, tiger shark, bull shark
- see you later alligator
- alligator clipsSpring-loaded wire connectors
- alligator skinTanned reptile hide
- alligators in sewersUrban myth about discarded pets
- alligator leatherTanned reptile hide
- alligator clampsToothed metal wire connectors